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Why would we? The OL finally shows up in a huge way (as far as run blocking goes, anyway) and that means CJ is great? No way. He ran through enormous holes, like any legitimate NFL back would have done. Better than what he's been doing lately, but it wasn't amazing.

Besides, two 100 yard games doesn't erase how awful he's been for a while now. It's going to take a lot more than two of them.

Why would we? The OL finally shows up in a huge way (as far as run blocking goes, anyway) and that means CJ is great? No way. He ran through enormous holes, like any legitimate NFL back would have done. Better than what he's been doing lately, but it wasn't amazing.

Besides, two 100 yard games doesn't erase how awful he's been for a while now. It's going to take a lot more than two of them.

Arian Foster gets truck sized holes on 1/3 of his carries so why is he so great when he gets a majority of his yards untouched? He has that amazing o-line this year but is only averaging 3.7 YPC, does he suck now?

I'm not saying CJ is great but I am saying that he's not useless or pathetic or any of these other words we're throwing out there. That running for 143 yards against the Texans is not being useless. Especially cause we were without our QB and top WR._________________Welcome Whisenhunt

Why would we? The OL finally shows up in a huge way (as far as run blocking goes, anyway) and that means CJ is great? No way. He ran through enormous holes, like any legitimate NFL back would have done. Better than what he's been doing lately, but it wasn't amazing.

Besides, two 100 yard games doesn't erase how awful he's been for a while now. It's going to take a lot more than two of them.

Arian Foster gets truck sized holes on 1/3 of his carries so why is he so great when he gets a majority of his yards untouched? He has that amazing o-line this year but is only averaging 3.7 YPC, does he suck now?

Why would we? The OL finally shows up in a huge way (as far as run blocking goes, anyway) and that means CJ is great? No way. He ran through enormous holes, like any legitimate NFL back would have done. Better than what he's been doing lately, but it wasn't amazing.

Besides, two 100 yard games doesn't erase how awful he's been for a while now. It's going to take a lot more than two of them.

Arian Foster gets truck sized holes on 1/3 of his carries so why is he so great when he gets a majority of his yards untouched? He has that amazing o-line this year but is only averaging 3.7 YPC, does he suck now?

All Texans suck. _________________Proud member of the DARK SIDE. I've embraced Mike Murlarkey as my Head Coach.

Why would we? The OL finally shows up in a huge way (as far as run blocking goes, anyway) and that means CJ is great? No way. He ran through enormous holes, like any legitimate NFL back would have done. Better than what he's been doing lately, but it wasn't amazing.

Besides, two 100 yard games doesn't erase how awful he's been for a while now. It's going to take a lot more than two of them.

Arian Foster gets truck sized holes on 1/3 of his carries so why is he so great when he gets a majority of his yards untouched? He has that amazing o-line this year but is only averaging 3.7 YPC, does he suck now?

I don't recall saying Foster is great. Do you have a refutation of my claim that CJ did what any NFL-caliber RB would have done in the same circumstances?

This game was about as clear a demonstration of what's wrong with the way CJ is playing as you're going to get. Watching Peterson run, it's so obvious that CJ just isn't running hard anymore. Or, if he is running as hard as possible, he's just lost the ability (although I don't think this is the case). Peterson runs like a man on a mission, a man with something to prove. CJ runs like a man who is contractually obligated to be on the field. Peterson moves his feet quickly and bursts through the hole, or at least hits the pile hard if the hole has been filled. Even when he's caught in the backfield, he's caught within a second or two of the ball being snapped. CJ gets caught in the backfield sometimes twice as long after the ball is snapped.